The Last Typewriter from Purdue University

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The SM3 and SM4

When I picked up that SM3 at Goodwill, I was confident that it would be worth the $9.99 because: (a) That’s only 10 bucks! and (b) I’m interested to see the differences between the SM4, my first manual, and the earlier SM3, which I assumed was just the SM4 with the keyboard tab system. I […]
The Hermes Rocket!

Hermes Rocket, S/N 6147192, 1968 Olympia SM3, from Goodwill, S/N 539543
Bring the Other Half Why Not
The Last Typewriter from Purdue University
Act Now!

Linotype’s 125th

The Atlantic has a nice piece up today about Linotype machines, the backbone of the 20th century newspaper industry, with their distinctive keyboards and “kachunka” noises. The article makes mention of a 1979 Texas Monthly article about typesetters, which is worth a look as well. As a final cherry on top, the author recalls Updike’s […]
On Film: The Bechtel Test
NBA SportsZone HD!
A Blanchard AND Thompson?

Found by one Jay McTyier at the abandoned Moser Leather Company in New Albany, IN. Submitted by Gordon Jingers, Louisville, KY
Purple Script!

And here’s a bonus video of the machine in action: